Excavating-wheeler.



7No. 847,057. PATENTED MAR. 12, 1907.

P. P. FURYLOYUGH.

EXGAVATING WHEELER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 28, 1906.

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EXGAVATING WHEELER.

AP'PLIOATION FILED JULY 28. 1906.

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UNITD b TATES PATENT OFFIQ FRANK F. FURLOUGH, OF DEIIVER, COLORADO.

EXCAVATlNG-WHEELER.

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK F. FURLoUGH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Denver, in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Excavating-Wheelers and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the ter removed.

The invention further comprises the production of an excavating-plow that is provided with means for raising or lowering the point thereof and means for raising and lowering the rear thereof, together with an elevator attached thereto.

The invention furthercomprises the production of a suitable vehicle, an excavatingplow secured thereto, means for raising and lowering said plow, means for conveying material removed by said plow, means secured to said vehicle for transporting said material, and means for dumping said carrying means.

The object of the invention is the production of an excavator that may be operated by a team of horses and that will permit of use in limited space.

Another object of the invention is the production of an excavator having an excavating-plow inclined at an angle for depositing the material excavated upon a carrier for being placed within a suitable receptacle for transportation. I

Another object of the invention is the production of a wheeled vehicle provided with excavating means, a system of levers for operating said means and adjusting the same, and means carried by said excavator for carrying the material excavated, and means for dumping said material-carrying means.

WVith these and other objects in view the invention comprises certain other novel combinations and arrangement of parts that will Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 28, 1906. Serial No. 328,201.

Patented March 12, 1907.

be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of one embodiment of my invention, one of the carrying-wheels being removed to better disclose the invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of a preferred form of my invention. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailed perspective view of the excavating-plow used in connection with my invention. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the elevator means used in transporting the material excavated by the plow. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detailed fragmentary view of a portion of my invention, showing the box for carrying the material excavated, the same being shown in its dumped position. Fig. 6 is a rear elevation of Fig. 3, and Fig. 7 is a horizontal section through Fig. 6 on the line 6 6.

In excavating-machines it has been found desirable to provide a machine of light weight for road construction, so that the same may be operated by a small force and with horsepower rather than steam-power. It has also been found desirable in excavators to provide the same with transporting means, as wheels, and therefore a number of road-machines or excavators have been produced that is adapted to be carried from place to place by means of the traction-wheels forming a part thereof. It is to this class of machines that the present invention relates.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 1 indicates suitable wheels used in connection with the present invention. The wheels 1 1 are mounted upon a suitable axle, as 2, which in turn carries the tongue 3 and platforms 4 and 5. The outer ends of the platforms 4 and 5 are secured to the braces 6 and 7, which in turn are mounted so as to be 5 supported by a rod 8, that is secured to the tongue 3.. The lower end of the rod 8 is held in proper position by a suitable brace, as 9. In order to prevent the braces 6 and 7 from reciprocating or jarring loose, I preferably provide securing means, as nuts 10 and 11, for holding the same in any position desired. The excavating-plow is positioned below the outer ends of the platforms 4 and 5 and is adapted to excavate or remove a portion of the soil or other material as it passes along.

The plow 12 is provided with the usual landside 13 and share 14, which is formed in the usual shape. Though the plowshare 14 may be made in any desired way, it is prefer- TOO ably made integral with a moldboard or what may be more properly termed a chute or inclined floor for directing the dirt or other material removed by the share. On each side of the chute or Inoldboard are provided guiding-rails, as 16 and 17, for directing the excavated material upward to the elevator 18. The said rails 16 and 17 may be made separate from the chute of the plow, but is preferably made integral therewith, as clearly seen in Fig. 3 of the drawing.

Formed integral with and rigidly secured to the landside 13 is an upright 19, which passes through a supporting bar or member 20 and is rigidly secured thereto by any suitable means, as the bolt 21. Rigidly secured to the rear end of the landside 13 is another upright 22, which is also rigidly secured at its top to the member 20 by any suitable means, as the bolts 23. The upright 22 is bent at 24, so as to connect the member 20 and the landside 13 without coming in contact with the side rail 16. Positioned opposite the upright 22 is another upright 25, that is secured to the member 20at its upper end by means of the bolts 23 and is bent at an incline, so as to be rigidly secured to the side of the rail 17 and for assisting in supporting the same.

Secured near the lower ends of the members 22 and 25 by means of the journal 26 is a roller 27, upon which is mounted the elevator 18. As will be clearly seen from Figs. 1 and 3, the elevator 18 is adapted to be adjusted by means of the slot 28, so as to accommodate various occasions as the same shall arise. The elevator 18 is of the usual type of endless carriers used in carrying material. The carrier is provided with suitable side pieces, as 29 and 30, and a revolving endless apron 31, having secured thereto any number of slats or riflies 32 for assisting in elevating the matter discharged from the moldboard or chute 15 of the plow 12.

It will be clearly seen in Fig. 1 as the plow is advanced and excavates or removes the material from the earth the same will pass backward over the chute 15 and drop upon the apron 31 of the elevator'18, and as the apron travels upward the matter placed thereon will be conveyed upward and deposited in a suitable receptacle 33, pivotally mounted at 34. The axle 2 is adapted to be revolved by the wheels 1 1 and has rigidly secured thereto a gear-wheel 35, which intermeshes with another gear-wheel 36 and which is secured to an axle 37, which in turn is mounted. upon the rear ends of the platforms 4 and 5, as will be clearly seen in Fig. 2.

Secured to the axle 37 is a suitable pulley or drum around which the apron 31 passes, and as the axle 37 is moved the apron 31 will consequently be rotated and as a result carry forward the excavated material and dump the same in the receptacle 33.

After the receptacle 33 has been filled the same may be dumped at any desirable point by operating the lever 38. Connected to the lever 38 is a rod 39, which is also pivotally connected at 40 with the box 33, so that when the pawl of the lever 38 is operated it permits the same to be moved. The box 33 is operated either to dump the same, as seen in Fig. 5, or to raise the same and hold it in proper operative position, as seen in Fig. 1.

The plow 12 is provided with an eye member 41, which has secured thereto a rope or cable 42, which is adapted topass over a suitable pulley 43, that is positioned upon the platform 4. The rope or cable 42 passes from the pulley 43 to the lever 44, which is adapted to operate the same. As the lever 44 is operated the rear end of the plow 12, together with the lower end of the elevator 18, is moved upward or downward, according to the direction in which the lever 44 is operated.

The member 20 is provided near its outer end with an aperture 45, through which passes the rod 8. By means of the rod 8 and the aperture 45 the plow is allowed to be moved upward or downward, but positively retained in proper alinement for operation whenever the same may come in contact with any material to be excavated. Securednear the aperture 45 is a link 46. pivotally secured at its outer end to a bellcrank lever 47, which in turn is pivotally secured to a lever 48 through the means of a rod 49.

It will be clearly seen in Fig.1 when the lever 48 is operated movement is conveyed through the rod 49, bell-crank lever 47, and link 46 to the member 20, so as to raise or lower the same and in consequence raise or lower the point of the plow 12. In case it is desired to remove the plow 12 out of operative position both levers 48 and 44 are operated, so that the point and the rear end of the plow are both elevated, and consequently the plow will not be able to contact with the earth, and therefore will be out of operation. This is what is usually done when it is de sired to move the excavator from one place to another or carry the matter excavated, which has been placed in the receptacle 33, to any desirable point for dumping.

From the construction of the plow, having an inclined chute for directing all the excavated matter on an elevator and means for carrying the same from place to place through the use of horse-power, a device has been made that is very desirable in the making of roads, and especially in grading for railroads. As will be clearly seen from the drawings, all the energy exerted by the horses in pulling the excavator is entirely used in removing the excavated matter and transporting same. The side rails 16 and 17 and the elevator 18 will accommodate all the matter excavated, so as to lose none of the excavated matter,

The link 46 is v and consequently waste none of the power produce approximately the same results.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. A device of the character described, comprising a vehicle, an excavating-plow comprising an inclined moldboard, a land side for assisting in guiding the same, a plurality of independent uprights secured to said landside and said moldboard, a lever for regulating the angle at which the plow operates, and an elevator for accommodating the matter removed by said plow.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a vehicle, an excavating-plow secured thereto, an elevator pivotally secured to said plow for accommodating the matter excavated, means secured to said excavatingplow for adjusting the position of the same, a rod for guiding the movement of said adjusting means, and levers for operating said means.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a vehicle, an excavating-plow comprising a plow proper, uprights secured to said plow, a bar secured to said uprights, means for guiding the movement of said bar and means for changing the angle of said bar for adjusting the position of said plow and an elevator for accommodating the matter excavated.

4. A device of the character described, comprising a vehicle, an excavating-plow mounted on said vehicle, a bar positioned longitudinally of said vehicle and rigidly secured to said plow, a guiding-rod passed through one end of said bar, braces secured to said vehicle for holding in position said guiding-rod and a plurality of mechanisms mounted on said vehicle for operating each end of said plow independently.

5. A device of the character described, comprising a vehicle, an excavating-plow mounted onsaid vehicle, a beam secured to said plow, a bell-crank leversecured to said. vehicle, means connecting said bell-crank lever with said beam, and a lever connected with said bell-crank lever for operating the same for varying the angle at which said plow operates.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK FpFURLOUGI-I.

Witnesses:

CABLE WHITEHEAD, W. B. SHATTUC. 

